Sunday, July 17, 2011

Postcard 80


Another "lost" card. This one was received 13 April and is from Canada
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Postcard 79


This one was received way back in March- the 31st to be exact. I have been trying to work out why my postcard numbers and postcrossing don't match- this may be one of the missing. From Russia
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Day 197- Flowers


16 July 2011- We went to an auction at my dad's flower shop on Friday, before the ER visit, and bought these.
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Day 196- At the hospital


15 July 2011- I went to the doctor with sore rib/lung and following a not good blood test result had to go to the ER for a CT scan to see if I had a blood clot. Just what I wanted on a Friday night. No clot and I have found out my blood pressure is close to normal (yay!). 2 years ago it was quite high, now it is just a shade higher than perfectly normal, so I fall into the ok group again.
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Day 195- Harry Potter!

14 July 2011 We went to see the last movie
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Day 194- Tomatoes


13 July 2011- This tomato plant is doing pretty well
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Postcard 78 - Mt Vernon

Received 12 July 2011 from the USA. Funnily enough, I have one of these in my collection, unwritten, as I went to Mt Vernon a few years ago.
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Postcard 77- Finland


Received 12 July 2011 from Finland
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Day 193- Pizza!

12 July 2011- Homemade lamb and feta pizza. Yum
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Postcard 76- Max Ernst


This card, received 11 July 2011 from Germany, is a work by Max Ernst.
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Day 192- iPad


11 July 2011- The iPad, a work tool that appears to spend most of its time being a fun toy. I would not have bought one for myself, but now I see the point.
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Day 191- Bedside table

10 July 2011- My bedside table: 3 books, 2 alarm clocks and a jar of moisturiser
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Day 190- Doggy interactions


9 July 2011- At the West End markets- there is a soccer field where people sit and drink coffee and relax. Several people have brought their dogs to the market, and the interactions can be fun to watch.
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Day 189- In the freezer

8 July 2011- Ben and Jerry's has finally arrived in Australia recently, and they had a promotional charity stunt in Brisbane. They gave away pints of ice cream in exchange for a $1 donation to charity. You could take up to 8 pints (had to pay at least a $1 per pint). Since they are about $12 per pint in the shop this was a bargain. The queue was massive, I waited for an hour and came home with 7 pints. They only had 3 flavours- Chunky Monkey, Strawberry Cheescake and Vanilla.
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Day 188- Sabred bubbly


7 July 2011- We went to a wine launch night- 4 or 5 wines from a winery, including the latest release, matched with food. The last wine, served with the cheese, was a fabulous (in my opinion, Greg is not such a fan) sparkling shiraz. The owner of the restaurant has recently obtained a champagne saber, and sabred this bottle. The officers in Napoleons army used to open their champagne by slicing the cork off with a saber.
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Day 187- At home


6 July 2011- At home, relaxing with the Kindle
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Postcard 75- Netherlands


Another card received 5 July 2011, shells from the Netherlands.
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Postcard 74- Belarus

This card, a picture of a church somewhere in Belarus (not Minsk) was received 5 July 2011.
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Postcard 73-Astro Boy

This card was received 5 July 2011 from Japan. Apparently the Astro Boy series was a staple on Australian tv some years ago, and most people my age can hum the theme tune. It was his "birthday" when I lived in Japan so I have some memorabilia around.
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Day 186- Out at trivia


5 July 2011- I skipped yoga and we went out to trvia instead. This is Greg being patient with my iphone camera playing around.
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Day 185- Dinner!


4 July 2011- A cheesy, creamy veggie bake waiting to go in the oven. The fortnightly veggie box is giving us reason to try some very veggie focused meals- this has broccoli, cauliflower and leek.
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Day 184- Apple

3 July 2011- We made some spiced apple chutney- here is the main ingredient.
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Postcard 72- USA


This card was received 28 June 2011 from the USA. It's a breast cancer awareness card.
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Saturday, July 16, 2011

Postcard 71



This card is from Melbourne, of an Aboriginal painting. Received 28 June 2011
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Postcard 70- Germany


Received 28 June 2011 this postcard from Germany was sent from a postcrossing meetup- where various postcrossers from a locale get together to hang out (and send a few cards).
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